PsGetCurrentThread function (ntddk.h)

The PsGetCurrentThread routine identifies the current thread.

Syntax

PETHREAD PsGetCurrentThread();

Return value

PsGetCurrentThread returns a pointer to the executive thread object that represents the currently executing thread.

Remarks

You can use the ExGetCurrentResourceThread macro to return the thread ID of the current thread.

#define ExGetCurrentResourceThread() ((ULONG_PTR)PsGetCurrentThread())

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Available starting with Windows 2000.
Target Platform	Universal
Header	ntddk.h (include Wdm.h, Ntddk.h, Ntifs.h)
Library	NtosKrnl.lib
DLL	NtosKrnl.exe
IRQL	Any level

See also

ExSetResourceOwnerPointerEx

ExReleaseResourceForThreadLite

KeGetCurrentThread

PsCreateSystemThread

PsGetCurrentProcess

PsGetCurrentProcessId

PsIsSystemThread